Today, there are so many Giant Squids that occasionally when I am making visits to lenses I encounter a Giant Squid that I have met for the first time! I find that so interesting as I thought I knew all the Giant Squids. For me, it is a little tougher to guess who exactly might be a Giant Squid 100 member -- but I'm thinking WE Giant Squid 100 Club members might be earning our own badge to sport on our profiles.
I'd vote for an orange badge as the giant badge is purple to match the purple star. Giant Squids earn a yellow star for their lenses once they achieve that distinction because of 50+ quality content lenses -- you can see that yellow star on the profile. The purple star is for a special lens that was 'judged' to be a Giant Squids' stellar lens. I've only got one of those so far for my Stuffed Cabbage lens -- now HUB!
FYI, yesterday was a payday for Squidoo lensmasters. Some lensmasters have shared with other lensmasters how much they have earned in royalties for the month of March. I haven't shared my stats online but have kept them private. I've run a debate about how much of our stats should be public. It is my opinion that some things should be private. If I publicize that I have made $2,000 in one month on my The Journal of the Traveling Squid lens, I'm afraid that might encourage more journals to be traveling around the world ... or maybe not. ;) Or, it might encourage other lensmaster in the U.K., Europe, and the U.S.A. to jump on board the project! Yeah!!!
So, what about that topicability of the Top 100? Well, I am super thankful that I have ONE of those lenses in the Top 100 -- Yep, only one. But it is my most important lens because it celebrates my grandmother Julia Nagy, my Hungarian heritage, and pretty importantly what grandma taught me to make -- Stuffed Cabbage -- thank you grandma!
This morning, I took a look at the Top 100 and am thrilled to report that some of our fine lensmasters who are also GSOs, Giant Squids, Giant Squid 100 Club members, and Squid Angels have MORE than one lens in that coveted Top 100 spot! Wow -- isn't that amazing? I've added the number after the dear lensmasters' names to indicate how many Top 100 lenses they have today -- the middle of May. I'm not sure if any of these are a second ID for a Giant Squid which would skew the numbers for those with more than one lens in the Top 100.
- a_willow
- airabongco
- aj2008 - 2
- awelldressedbullet
- bdkz - 3
- boredofeducation
- bruceeisner
- Chadrew
- chefkeem
- Christene
- Cinetech - 2
- ClassyGals
- Color_Expert
- Comfortdoc
- CoolFoto
- Crystal_Booth
- dagsmith
- debnet
- ekurit
- Ener-G
- enslavedbyfaeries - 2
- Evelyn_Saenz
- EverythingMouse
- flowski
- Frankster
- Greekgeek - 4
- GypsyPirate - 2
- hmsweaver
- JaguarJulie
- Janet21
- Janiece
- Janusz
- JimH
- Jimmie
- JJNW
- Joan4
- kab
- KathrynDarden
- katiyana
- KimberlyDawnWells - 2
- KimGiancaterino
- KinHK
- kiwisoutback
- Kylyssa
- LindaJM
- luckycharms
- Mac33
- Marc_Sandford
- MiaBellezza
- MobyD
- MrLewisSmile
- mynameiskate
- N376
- Noadi - 2
- OhMe
- Pastiche - 2
- Pixelrage
- relache
- rmoore
- rms - 4
- SemperFidelis
- sewjr24
- spirituality
- Squidster - 2
- Susan52
- susannaduffy
- SusanVillasLewis
- tandemonimom
- tdove
- The_Health_Lady
- thefluffanutta - 3
- TheGreenerMe - 2
- ThomasC - 2
- Tipi
- Treasures-By-Brenda
- Victoria_Neely
- x3xsolxdierx3x
- xrayspecs
- zuzanna
In closing, Blessings to YOU! That has been my tagline when I was a working Squid Angel. ;) Peace you all.
4 comments:
This is a very interesting post Julie. I don't have the time at the moment to do any further analysis but I wonder how many of the people on that list are like me and not a Giant - yet ;)
I also see some names on there that I do not recognise so I must go and check out their lenses.
The Top 100 is a brilliant place for anyone to visit who is looking for inspiration and ideas for their own lenses. There's some great ideas and original writing from some very good lensmasters and when I see my name up there with them, I actually think WOW!
However, if you drill further down to lenses that are not in the Top 100, you are guaranteed to find even more good stuff that also deserves to be there. So I guess I am saying that yes, it is a great feeling when you make it to the magic Top 100 but there's other equally good stuff all over the place in Squidoo, which I hope everyone will go looking for and will rate, favourite and comment on to help give less well known lenses and Lensmasters a boost as well.
I used to hit the top 100 fairly regularly-- back before there were, oh-- 8 BAJILLION lenses! Now, while I would of course still love to be there, what I count as a personal success is if I'm in the top 1000, and also definitely if I'm in the top 100 in each lens' category.
Kudos to you, Julie, for sitting at #1 for so long, and with such a special lens!
Hi Julie - we need a new list for your lens work because it is "over the top" good! :)
Hello my dear Achim! Thanks for dropping by today. Your kindnesses are too numerous to itemize that they would far exceed any Top 100 list. Thank you for being there. #BFF
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